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Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources (2017)
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Novikov, S. V., & Foxon, C. (2017). Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources. Journal of Crystal Growth, 477, 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.01.007

Plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) is now widely used for the growth of group III-nitrides. Many years ago it became clear that during PA-MBE there is unintentional doping of GaN with boron (B) due to decomposition of the pyrolytic boron... Read More about Unintentional boron incorporation in AlGaN layers grown by plasma-assisted MBE using highly efficient nitrogen RF plasma-sources.

Test–retest reliability of brain morphology estimates (2017)
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Madan, C. R., & Kensinger, E. A. (2017). Test–retest reliability of brain morphology estimates. Brain Informatics, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40708-016-0060-4

Metrics of brain morphology are increasingly being used to examine inter-individual differences, making it important to evaluate the reliability of these structural measures. Here we used two open-access datasets to assess the intersession reliabilit... Read More about Test–retest reliability of brain morphology estimates.

Analysis of the daylight performance of a glazing system with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM) (2017)
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Sun, Y., Wu, Y., & Wilson, R. (2017). Analysis of the daylight performance of a glazing system with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM). Energy and Buildings, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.01.001

Daylight plays an important role in the energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality of an office building. An innovative façade system where parallel transparent/translucent plastic slats are sandwiched between glass panes to form a Parallel S... Read More about Analysis of the daylight performance of a glazing system with Parallel Slat Transparent Insulation Material (PS-TIM).

Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo (2017)
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Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2017). Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo. Energy and Buildings, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.075

Venetian blinds are common type of shading devices and are increasingly operated automatically to overcome the limitations of using manual operation. Automated blinds need to be controlled to maximize benefits of daylight on the aspects of redirectin... Read More about Controlling venetian blinds based on parametric design; via implementing Grasshopper’s plugins: a case study of an office building in Cairo.

Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance (2017)
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Allen, K., Connelly, K., Rutherford, P., & Wu, Y. (2017). Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance. Energy and Buildings, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.12.093

This paper explores the potential of thermotropic (TT) windows as a means of improving overall building energy performance. Capitalising on their ability to dynamically alter solar and visible light transmittance and reflectance based on window tempe... Read More about Smart windows—-dynamic control of building energy performance.

Spin-orbit torques in locally and globally non-centrosymmetric crystals: antiferromagnets and ferromagnets (2017)
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Železný, J., Gao, H., Manchon, A., Freimuth, F., Mokrousov, Y., Zemen, J., …Jungwirth, T. (2017). Spin-orbit torques in locally and globally non-centrosymmetric crystals: antiferromagnets and ferromagnets. Physical Review B, 95(1), Article 014403. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.014403

One of the main obstacles that prevents practical applications of antiferromagnets is the dfficulty of manipulating the magnetic order parameter. Recently, following the theoretical prediction [J. Železný et al., PRL 113, 157201 (2014)], the electric... Read More about Spin-orbit torques in locally and globally non-centrosymmetric crystals: antiferromagnets and ferromagnets.

Continued 26S proteasome dysfunction in mouse brain cortical neurons impairs autophagy and the Keap1-Nrf2 oxidative defence pathway (2017)
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Ugun-Klusek, A., Tatham, M. H., Elkharaz, J., Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Lawler, K., Mohamed, H., …Bedford, L. (2017). Continued 26S proteasome dysfunction in mouse brain cortical neurons impairs autophagy and the Keap1-Nrf2 oxidative defence pathway. Cell Death and Disease, 8(1), e2531-e2531. https://doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2016.443

The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) and macroautophagy (autophagy) are central to normal proteostasis and interdependent in that autophagy is known to compensate for the UPS to alleviate ensuing proteotoxic stress that impairs cell function. UPS an... Read More about Continued 26S proteasome dysfunction in mouse brain cortical neurons impairs autophagy and the Keap1-Nrf2 oxidative defence pathway.

Thin film organic thermoelectric generator based on tetrathiotetracene (2017)
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Pudsz, K., Vembris, A., Rutkis, M., & Woodward, S. (in press). Thin film organic thermoelectric generator based on tetrathiotetracene. Advanced Electronic Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201600429

Thin films of p- and n- type organic semiconductors for thermo-electrical (TE) applications are produced by doping of tetrathiotetracene (TTT). To obtain p-type material TTT is doped with iodine during vacuum deposition of thin films or by post-depos... Read More about Thin film organic thermoelectric generator based on tetrathiotetracene.

Preferences of informal carers on technology packages to support meal production by people living with dementia, elicited from personalised AT and ICT product brochures (2017)
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De Filippis, M. L., Craven, M. P., & Dening, T. (2017). Preferences of informal carers on technology packages to support meal production by people living with dementia, elicited from personalised AT and ICT product brochures. Informatics, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics4010001

Assistive technology (AT) can help support the continued independence of people living with dementia, supported by informal carers. Opinions and preferences of informal carers towards a range of assistive and digital information and communication tec... Read More about Preferences of informal carers on technology packages to support meal production by people living with dementia, elicited from personalised AT and ICT product brochures.

Neonatal head and torso vibration exposure during inter-hospital transfer (2017)
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Blaxter, L., Yeo, M., McNally, D., Crowe, J., Henry, C., Hill, S., …Sharkey, D. (2017). Neonatal head and torso vibration exposure during inter-hospital transfer. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 231(2), 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954411916680235

© Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Inter-hospital transport of premature infants is increasingly common, given the centralisation of neonatal intensive care. However, it is known to be associated with anomalously increased morbidity, most notably... Read More about Neonatal head and torso vibration exposure during inter-hospital transfer.

On the asphericity of a family of positive relative group presentations (2017)
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Aldwaik, S., & Edjvet, M. (in press). On the asphericity of a family of positive relative group presentations. Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0013091516000419

Excluding four exceptional cases, the asphericity of the relative presentation P= ⟨G; x|xmgxh⟩ for m ≥ 2 is determined. If H = ⟨g; h⟩ ≤ G, then the exceptional cases occur when H is isomorphic to C5 or C6.

Cross‐scale intercomparison of climate change impacts simulated by regional and global hydrological models in eleven large river basins (2017)
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Ideally, the results from models operating at different scales should agree in trend direction and magnitude of impacts under climate change. However, this implies that the sensitivity to climate variability and climate change is comparable for impac... Read More about Cross‐scale intercomparison of climate change impacts simulated by regional and global hydrological models in eleven large river basins.

Canine idiopathic chronic hepatitis (2017)
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Bexfield, N. (2017). Canine idiopathic chronic hepatitis. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 47(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.11.012

Canine idiopathic hepatitis is a common disease, categorized histologically by presence of hepatocellular apoptosis or necrosis, a variable mononuclear or mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate, regeneration and fibrosis. Clinical signs are vague and... Read More about Canine idiopathic chronic hepatitis.

Cost-effectiveness of structured group psychoeducation versus unstructured group support for bipolar disorder: results from a multi-centre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Camacho, E., Ntais, D., Jones, S., Riste, L., Morriss, R. K., Lobban, F., & Davies, L. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of structured group psychoeducation versus unstructured group support for bipolar disorder: results from a multi-centre pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.01.005

Background Bipolar disorder (BD) costs the English economy an estimated £5.2billion/year, largely through incomplete recovery. This analysis estimated the cost-effectiveness of group psychoeducation (PEd), versus group peer support (PS), for treating... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of structured group psychoeducation versus unstructured group support for bipolar disorder: results from a multi-centre pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Consistent nonparametric specification tests for stochastic volatility models based on the return distribution (2017)
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Zu, Y., & Boswijk, P. (2017). Consistent nonparametric specification tests for stochastic volatility models based on the return distribution. Journal of Empirical Finance, 41, 53-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2016.12.005

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper develops nonparametric specification tests for stochastic volatility models by comparing the nonparametically estimated return density and distribution functions with their parametric counterparts. Asymptotic null distr... Read More about Consistent nonparametric specification tests for stochastic volatility models based on the return distribution.

Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications (2017)
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Costa, H., Foody, G. M., & Boyd, D. S. (2017). Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications. Remote Sensing of Environment, 190, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.017

Image classification for thematic mapping is a very common application in remote sensing, which is sometimes realized through object-based image analysis. In these analyses, it is common for some of the objects to be mixed in their class composition... Read More about Using mixed objects in the training of object-based image classifications.

Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene (2017)
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Warner, S. C., van Meurs, J. B., Schiphof, D., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., Hofman, A., Uitterlinden, A. G., …Valdes, A. M. (in press). Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene. European Journal of Human Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2016.196

Neuropathic pain-like joint symptoms (NP) are seen in a proportion of individuals diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) and post total joint replacement (TJR). In this study, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using NP as defined by the... Read More about Genome-wide association scan of neuropathic pain symptoms post total joint replacement highlights a variant in the protein-kinase C gene.

How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations (2017)
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Völlm, B., Foster, S., Bates, P., & Huband, N. (in press). How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2016.1255282

Guidance on service user involvement is available to help researchers working with people with mental health problems, but there is currently no comprehensive guidance relating to forensic settings where additional issues arise. This rapid review aim... Read More about How best to engage users of forensic services in research: literature review and recommendations.

Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter (2017)
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Riedemann, J., Clare, J. C., Wheeler, P., Blasco Giménez, R., Cardenas, R., & Pena, R. (in press). Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter. Epe Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/09398368.2016.1261457

The open-ended winding induction machine fed from a standard two-level Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) arrangement is an attractive solution for AC drives. An alternative power converter approach is to use an Indirect Matrix Converter (IMC) consisting... Read More about Vector control of an open-ended winding induction machine based on a two-output indirect matrix converter.